{"id":119919,"date":"2026-01-16T00:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119919\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:41:20","slug":"college-football-news-trump-to-attend-indiana-miami-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119919\/","title":{"rendered":"College football news: Trump to attend Indiana-Miami championship game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">President Donald Trump will return to the sidelines Monday with Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">College Football Playoff<\/a> championship in Miami, where the Indiana Hoosiers will face the Miami Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Trump\u2019s expected attendance<\/a> was first reported by Axios.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-trump-110925-5.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump with Pete Hegseth at Northwest Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Nov. 9, 2025.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s appearance at the national championship game marks another high-profile outing for the president, who has attended several major sporting events during his second term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In April, Trump sat alongside UFC President Dana White outside the octagon for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UFC 314<\/a> in Miami and again two months later at UFC 316 in New Jersey. He also attended several events in September, including the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York and a New York Yankees game on Sept. 11, 24 years after the 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-waving-bethpage-10125.jpg\" alt=\"Trump waving at Bethpage\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he arrives on the first hole on the first day of competition for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. (Brendan Mcdermid\/Reuters via Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/trump-warns-college-sports-big-trouble-cryptic-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TRUMP WARNS COLLEGE SPORTS ARE IN &#8216;BIG TROUBLE&#8217; IN CRYPTIC POST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Trump has taken a special interest in sports in his second term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In December, he warned the current state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">name, image and likeness (NIL)<\/a> was not sustainable and could pose a threat to college athletics, especially sports outside of football. He has also made ensuring the fairness and safety in girls and women\u2019s sports a top priority of his administration.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/donald-trump-walks-army-navy-sideline.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump attends Army-Navy game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump attends the 126th Army-Navy Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore Dec. 13, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Top-seeded Indiana, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/indiana-crushes-oregon-advance-first-championship-game-program-history-stunning-sports-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza<\/a>, will take on Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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